The Grey Nuns in the far north (1867-1917)
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Published: 1919
Place of publication: Toronto, Canada
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: Prefatory Letter 7; title: Introduction 11; title: CHAPTER I. — MADAME: D'YOUVILLE AND HER WORK.; title: Her Ancestry, Youth and Marriage — Founding of the Religious Institute of the Grey Nuns, Montreal, 1738 — She takes charge of the Hospital of Ville-Marie, 1747 — The Hospital Burned — Death of Madame d'Youville — Branches of the Institute established 13; title: CHAPTER II. — "STEPPING WESTWARD": THE RED RIVER (1844).; title: The Grey Nuns answer the call to the Red River — The journey to the West — Trials and hardships at St. Boniface 29; title: CHAPTER III. — FURTHER WEST AND NORTH.; title: Death of Bishop Provencher — Missions of Lake Ste. Anne and St, Albert — Trying journey and experiences at He a la Crosse — Lac La Biche (1859-62) — Conditions among the Indians 43; title: CHAPTER IV. — THE FAR NORTH INDEED!; title: Grey Nuns asked to go from Montreal to Fort Providence on the Mackenzie River — Extent of the Mackenzie district — Tribes of Indians and their character — Difficulty of sustaining the convents — How they were supported — Food and supplies, how secured — Dangers of travel 61; title: CHAPTER V. — THE SACRED HEART HOSPITAL, FORT PROVIDENCE (1867-1917).; title: Founding of Providence Mission — Early hardships — Journey of the Sisters from St. Boniface — Great difficulties of travel — Arrival at Fort Providence — Incidents of dangers of northern travel — Barbaric practices of the Indians — Stories of Indian children — The care of the sick — Agriculture in the far north — Disasters to crops — Orders to withdraw from the Mission — Delay and countermanding of order — Golden Jubilee and Banquet 86; title: CHAPTER. — VI. THE CONVENT OF THE HOLY ANGELS, NATIVITY MISSION, LAKE ATHABASKA (1874).; title: History and description of Nativity Mission — New convent founded at Lake Athabaska — Great hardships and privation 145; title: CHAPTER VII. — ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPICE, FORT RESOLUTION, GREAT SLAVE LAKE (1903).; title: Arrival of Grey Nuns before convent is built for them — Completion of the Hospice — Difficulties of securing food 163; title: CHAPTER VIII. — NEW FOUNDATIONS.; title: Fort Smith — Hospital and school established — Fort Simpson — Indian agency established — Hospital — MacMurray — The Eskimos — Murder of Fathers Le Roux and Rouviere.; title: Chapter IX. — The Sources of Devotedness.; title: Zeal and faith of the Sisters — Health in spite of poor diet and hardships — Happiness under all conditions — Service and sacrifice — Consolation of the Holy Communion — The statue of Lourdes — Providential aid — Anxiety of the Sisters to serve in the far north — Visit of the Mother General — Play given by Indian children 200; title: CHAPTER X. — THEIR FRUITS.; title: Revolution of Indian ideas concerning Women — Care of the sick — Transformation by Religious teaching — Excellence of school training given to the children — Papers published by the Grey Nuns in the north — Interesting stories of Indian charges of the Sisters 233; title: EPILOGUE —; title: A review of the lives of the Grey Nuns who founded the Sacred Heart Hospital at Fort Providence 266; title: APPENDIX —; title: The main works held presently, both in Canada and the United States, by the five great families of the Grey Nuns founded by the Venerable Mother d' Youville 277; title: ILLUSTRATIONS; title: Very Reverend Mother, M. A. Piche 6; title: Venerable Mother d'Youville 18; title: Visiting the Poor in the Far North 34; title: Mgr. A. Tache, O.M.I. 44; title: The Present Community of St. Albert 48; title: Right Reverend Bishop E. Grouard, O.M.I. D.D. 64; title: A Camp of "Slaves" Indians 67; title: Fishing Through Holes in the Ice 79; title: After The Catch 83; title: The Fort Providence Catholic Mission 88; title: Holy Mass in a Tent 95; title: Passing Through Thousands of Rocks 100; title: Indians and Half-Breeds Towing a Barge 104; title: Leaping A Cascade on Athabaska River 109; title: Embarking at Fort Smith, in 1917 113; title: A Group Orphan Girls, in the Early Days 120; title: Three Sisters of the Hare-Skins Tribe 124; title: In the Fields, Fort Providence 130; title: The First Convent at Fort Providence (1867) 136; title: The Convent Fort Providence (1917), Inaugurated In 1899 138; title: Boating on the Mackenzie, Fort Providence 142; title: Community the Holy Angels (1917), Lake Athabaska 150; title: Mission of the Nativity, Lake Athabaska (1917) 155; title: Ready? 159; title: Fort Resolution (Great Slave Lake) in Summer Time 163; title: Right Reverend Bishop Gabriel Breynat, O.M.I. D.D. 165; title: Little Dog-Ribs Indians at Play 169; title: Saint Joseph Convent and School, Great Slave Lake 174; title: At Fort Smith in 1917 180; title: At Day School in Fort Smith 183; title: A Group of Missionary Sisters of Mackenzie 1916 190; title: An Eskimo Family of the Barren Land (Their Summer Camp) 195; title: His Grace Bishop Breynat, O.M.I. 198; title: Orphan Boys Cutting Wood Supply 204; title: The Sewing Class 211; title: "Scows" At Anchor on the Athabaska River 225; title: A Lesson in Charity 236; title: The Study Hall, at St. Joseph School, Fort Resolution, Great Slave Lake 240; title: The League of the Sacred Heart, Fort Resolution 245; title: Children of Mary, Fort Resolution 248; title: Louis 258; title: Christina 263; title: Sister Domithilda (1919) 269; title: Rev. Mother Ward (1919) 271; title: Map of the Missions of the Exreme North 280; title: The Mother House of the Grey Nuns at Montreal 287